ExiPrep™ 16 Plus

Description

ExiPrep™ 16 Plus is a laboratory automation system able to extract DNA or RNA from various biological samples including tissue, cell culture, whole blood, serum, plasma, swab, Bacteria, yeast, etc. It also features the ability to purify His-tag recombinant proteins. ExiPrep™ 16 Plus can handle up to 16 samples at once and includes optimized extraction protocols for many sample types so you get the unsurpassed results from your nucleic acid or protein purification. The ExiPrep™ 16 Plus has advanced features such as an intuitive touch screen a UV sterilization cycle and a unique contamination shield, each designed to provide an extra level of confidence in your results.

Patent registration

KR 10-1025135, US 2011-0009608

Patent application

KR 10-2010-0002021

Features and Benefits

Easy-to-use:

Built-in protocols started at the touch of a button

Walk-away automation:

Maximizes your efficiency in the lab

Contamination shield:

Eliminates the possibility of intra-assay cross-contamination

UV sterilization cycle after each run:

Eliminates the possibility of inter-assay cross-contamination

Combined heating/.magnetic block:

Increases elution and results in higher yields

Preinstalled Optimized Protocols for Maximum Results

ExiPrep™ 16 Plus contains over 900 optimized protocols for nucleic acid extraction and protein purification. Each protocol is fine-tuned to sample and target type to give anybody reproducible results every experiment.
The instrument software can also be upgraded through the network connection port so you can stay up-to-date with the best performing protocols.

Easy-to-use Touchscreen interface

The responsive 3.5 inch touchscreen enables simple instrument operation. From selecting sample-optimized protocols to turning the UV sterilization lamp on and off, the touchscreen is designed for optimal workflow. During instrument operation, the touchscreen will give real-time feedback on the progress of the extraction, maximizing user convenience.

Automatic UV Sterilization Lamp

The ExiPrep™ 16 Plus has a powerful UV sterilization lamp that enables the user to sterilize the instrument chamber before and/or after every nucleic acid extraction or protein purification run. This prevents possible inter-assay cross-contamination that may occur on a busy work day.

Contamination Shield

ExiPrep™ 16 Plus comes with a contamination shield designed to protect the assay from cross-contamination during instrument operation. Any time the pipette tips are moving, the contamination shield will slide under the tips, therefore eliminating the possibility of intra-assay cross-contamination which is critical when working with multiple samples.

Experimental Data

Agarose gel analysis
Lanes 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 were extracted with 1X106 cells of cultured HeLa cell and Lanes 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 were extracted with ddH2O as a negative control in DNA extraction.
Note all samples have very similar yields. Purity was also tested and was consistently between 1.8 and 2.0 (not shown).

ProcedureAgarose gel analysis
Lanes 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 were extracted with 1X109 cells of E.coli cells and Lanes 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 were extracted with ddH2O as a negative control in DNA extraction.
Note all samples have very similar yields. Purity was also tested and was consistently between 1.9 and 2.0 (not shown).

Agarose gel analysis
Lanes 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 were extracted with 25mg of bovine tissues and Lanes 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 were extracted with ddH2O as a negative control in DNA extraction.
Note all samples have very similar yields. Purity was also tested and was consistently between 1.9 and 2.0 (not shown).

Agarose gel analysis
Lanes 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 were extracted with 100mg of spinach leaves and Lanes 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 were extracted with ddH2O as a negative control in DNA extraction.
Note all samples have very similar yields. Purity was also tested and was consistently between 1.9 and 2.0 (not shown).

Electrophoresis result with LabChip GX
Results of capillary electrophoresis of total RNA extracted from HeLa cell(1X106 cells) using LabChip GX(Caliper life science, USA). Average RQS(RNA Quality Score) were at least 9.5t shown).